Founded by the English bands Amebix and Antisect, taking its name from Newcastle band Hellbastard's 1986 Ripper Crust demo. Crust punk Ĭrust punk is a form of music influenced by punk rock and extreme metal. The most notable of these included Hersey, the Stupids and Filler.

Īt this same time, a sect of bands began making music with more elements in common with U.S. In the second half of the 1980s, it became increasingly normalised for UK hardcore bands to be influenced by heavy metal styles. Other prominent groups from this era include Broken Bones, Chaos UK, English Dogs. Bands from this era, particularly Discharge and GBH were influential upon the development of multiple heavy metal styles, such as thrash metal and black metal, being cited as an influence by bands including Slayer, Anthrax, Sepultura and Metallica.

According to writer Ian Glasper, the Varukers from Leamington Spa, are often cited as the original D-beat band, due to their close sonic proximity to Discharge. AllMusic calls the band's sound a 'high-speed noise overload' characterized by 'ferocious noise blasts.' The sound of their many imitators was dubbed as D-beat, referring to the band's distinctive drum beat. įormed in 1977 in Stoke-on-Trent, Discharge were of the most prominent bands in UK 82. Because of this, the Exploited were labeled by others in the scene as 'cartoon punks'. Frontman Walter 'Wattie' Buchan had a giant red mohawk and the band continued to wear swastikas, an approach influenced by the wearing of this symbol by 1970s punks such as Sid Vicious. They contrasted with early American hardcore bands by placing an emphasis on appearance. The term 'UK 82' was taken from Edinburgh band the Exploited's song of the same name. The sound of the groups from this era is called street punk through its building upon the previous punk sound and added the heavy drumbeats and distorted guitar sound of new wave of British heavy metal bands and Motörhead. The first wave of UK hardcore punk is often referred to as ' UK 82' or simply 'second wave punk'. Birmingham's GBH were at the forefront of the first wave of UK hardcore

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